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# Pharaoh, king of Egypt
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## Facts:
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In ancient times, the kings who ruled over the country of Egypt were called pharaohs.
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* Altogether, over 300 pharaohs ruled Egypt for more than 2,000 years.
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* These Egyptians kings were very powerful and wealthy.
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* Several of these pharaohs are mentioned in the Bible.
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* Often this title is used as a name rather than as a title. In these cases, it is capitalized and written as “Pharaoh.”
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(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names))
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(See also: [egypt](../names/egypt.md), [king](../other/king.md))
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## Bible References:
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* [Acts 7:9-10](rc://en/tn/help/act/07/09)
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* [Acts 7:13](rc://en/tn/help/act/07/13)
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* [Acts 7:21](rc://en/tn/help/act/07/21)
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* [Genesis 12:15](rc://en/tn/help/gen/12/15)
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* [Genesis 40:7](rc://en/tn/help/gen/40/07)
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* [Genesis 41:25](rc://en/tn/help/gen/41/25)
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## Examples from the Bible stories:
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* __[8:6](rc://en/tn/help/obs/08/06)__ One night, the __Pharaoh__, which is what the Egyptians called their kings, had two dreams that disturbed him greatly.
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* __[8:8](rc://en/tn/help/obs/08/08)__ __Pharaoh__ was so impressed with Joseph that he appointed him to be the second most powerful man in all of Egypt!
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* __[9:2](rc://en/tn/help/obs/09/02)__ So the __Pharaoh__ who was ruling over Egypt at that time made the Israelites slaves to the Egyptians.
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* __[9:13](rc://en/tn/help/obs/09/13)__ “I will send you to __Pharaoh__ so that you can bring the Israelites out of their slavery in Egypt.”
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* __[10:2](rc://en/tn/help/obs/10/02)__ Through these plagues, God showed __Pharaoh __ that he is more powerful than __Pharaoh__ and all of Egypt’s gods.
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## Word Data:
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* Strong’s: H4428, H4714, H6547, G53280
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